NGC4863 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC4863 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:42, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:05, 41° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 36° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC4863
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h59m [1]
Declination:−14°01' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.90 (B) [1]
11.42 (J) [1]
10.73 (H) [1]
10.79 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 23.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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